Sure, Boingo had better songs, but none summed up the 80's Experience quite so well.

7. Stabilizers by Tyranny

The theme song for Angry Young Men everywhere.

6. Positively Lost Me by Rave-Ups

Another new wave classic- if you were listening to Huey Lewis in the 80's instead of songs like this, you need to be slapped. Hard.

5. She's A Beauty by The Tubes

It took me ten years to finally realize what this song is REALLY talking about.

4. Rain by Dragon

Okay, if you haven't heard this song, get on Napster and FIND IT. It's the quintessential mid-80's new wave song.

3. Split Endz by Six Months In A Leaky Boat

I'd hate to think that I'm the only person that remembers these song. Yes, "Forever Young" was great, but somebody has to keep the Post Modern flame alive.

2. Peter Gabriel by I Don't Remember, I Don't Recall

Remember back before Peter Gabriel sold his soul to the Pop Music gods? This was probably his last truely great song.

1. Swamp Thing by Chameleons UK

This just might be the best song of ANY decade. Sadly, now it's regulated to Goth Night at your local dance club, for reasons that elude me. When they sing "Another revolutionary falls from grace" it ALWAYS gives me chills.

My friends, we cannot allow the world to believe that the music of the 80's consisted solely of Cindy Lauper and "Whip It" by Devo. The mid 80's was the most incredible moment in music ever. Let us not forget music like: Euphoric Trapdoor Shoes - Plasticland Pretending To Be Drunk - Sparks Left Of Center - Suzanne Vega Visage - Fade To Grey Furor - Doot Doot Thompson Twins - Roll Over Again Romeo Void - A Girl In Trouble And a thousand others who equally deserve to be named.

An often-bashed song, but it should be a favourite just for the video (furry freaks, gold skullcaps and hare krishnas just seem to make things complete, don't they?) The song itself is great, too, and is probably the best thing on Waking Up With The House On Fire

This song has to be my no. 1 - it had me captured from the first time I ever heard it. It's so intensive ... it's so B A D !!!

Hon. Mention: Styx "Mr. Roboto" Duran Duran "Save a Prayer" (... and everything else...) Alan Parsons Project "Don't answer me" Camouflage "The great commandment", "Love is a shield" New Order "Bizzare Love Triangle", "True Faith" Nik Kershaw "The Riddle", "Wouldn't it be good" Berlin "Sex, ..." ... and so many more I grew up in the 80's and the music of this time is still present all around me and very propably still will be when I'm old and grey ;-)

I guess a lot of people forgot this group. Couldnt chose which song though. One of those songs I can even remember the smell in the air the first time I heard it. I always wnated to know where she went to.

In my opinion, no one epitomized the early 80's group band like Night Ranger's vocal harmonies and lyric writing.

I know a lot of people wont agree on these but some of the ones I have seen are atrocious but we all had differing memories, cause to tell you the truth some of it I have never even heard. I checked them out but still never heard it....

Like their english counterpart and my personal favorite Talk Talk, "More than this" is a 80's lovers dream come true. Laden with sweet synth textures and honey dripping melody, this song moves me to this day.

I have one word for you concerning this song: Programming. The synth work on this tune is simply among the very best that can be acheived. From the Kraftwerk inspired synth textures to the melodies themselves, Berlin succeeded in creating a very dark, very German atmosphere.

Perhaps a song people are afraid to mention for fear of criticism but hey, this song turned heads. It is also stamped eternally on the memories of all early and mid eighties MTVer's, and in my opinion, is a better tune than it's wimpy cousin "Only time will tell."

4. Hungry wolf by X

Yes you read right. Not DD's "HLTW." The band X could have done great things but seem the victims of poor marketing. Hungry Wolf is a bit campy, but the raw punk/new wave/retro style is fresh and exiting.

This song ROCKED my senses! It was the follow up to Physical,and was even more sensual than I could even imagine ! (I keep waiting for some woman to tell me "a single touch surely is worth a thousand words!"

The number one single of the decade! A lot of people laugh at it now, but if you could have been there when the lightning struck! the song had an original sound, rhythm,and an agressive sexuality that had not been expressed by a woman before!!! And she's still Hot!!

4. Bad Reputation by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

the best rocksong of the decade(only my opinion!)

3. Friends and Lovers(Both to Each Other) by Gloria Loring and Carl anderson

probably the number one wedding song of the 80's, some might find it schmaltzy today, but it still seems sweet to me

2. U Got the Look by Prince with Sheena Easton

pure fun! The guitar on this song, coupled withe the carnival atmosphere,Kept me on the dance floor.